243. Trump, the IRA, Kneecap & a United Ireland | Malachi O’Doherty

Journalist and author Malachi O'Doherty joins Fender Jackson for a wide-ranging conversation about politics, violence and the changing debate around Northern Ireland's constitutional future. The conversation begins with Donald Trump's visit to Ireland and his remarks about Irish unity, before examining Trump, truth and political rhetoric more broadly. Malachi reflects on violence and intimidation in Northern Ireland, including kneecappings and the legacy of paramilitarism, and considers how the political landscape has changed since the Troubles. The conversation also explores the constitutional question, attitudes towards a united Ireland and what meaningful discussion about Northern Ireland's future might look like. Recorded in Belfast for The Ireland Podcast.